The controversy that rooted in October 2007, when the Actor Sharukh Khan produced and starrer hit ‘Om Shanti Om’ was released, which included few scenes starring Actor Manoj Kumar body double in bad taste of acting, as claimed by the Actor Manoj Kumar. Those scenes didn’t go well with the Actor Manoj Kumar and were considered to be objectionable.

Thereon on 8th August 2008 Actor Manoj Kumar filed a stay order to stop its World Television Premiere broadcast on Sony Entertainment Television. The court then ordered the producers and Sony Entertainment Television, to edit the Manoj Kumar look-alike scenes before showing the film on any media—TV, DVD or Internet.

Also it is said that Actor Sharukh Khan and his Co-Producer and Director of the movie, Farah Khan visited him and assured Actor Manoj Kumar that they will delete all the scenes from the movie that are considered to be objectionable by him.

Though, the hue raged again recently when the film got released in Japan without editing the scenes considered to be objectional by the Actor Manoj Kumar, further in contempt to the order of the court. The Actor Manoj Kumar is seemingly too annoyed by this gesture of the Actor Sharukh Khan and his Production house and has planned to file Civil and criminal proceedings against him and his production house, claiming the damage of Rs. 100 crore as compensation.

Says Actor Manoj Kumar, “The film was released in Japan without deleting those scenes, I had forgiven them twice but not this time, they have disrespected me.”

“They also face contempt of court as in 2008 the court had asked them to forever and from all prints and broadcast material, delete those scenes. I would file civil and criminal proceedings against the producers (Shah Rukh Khan and Eros International) for seeking damages to the tune of Rs 100 crore for showing Om Shanti Om in Japan without removing objectionable scenes as ordered by Mumbai civil court in 2008.” Add the Actor Manoj Kumar

Further he remarks “Despite the court order, it is being done repeatedly. I received a call from Shah Rukh Khan’s business manager asking who my solicitor is and what I am planning to do.

I am in no mood to keep quiet now. ..Last time I forgave them. This time I won’t, ` said the Veteran actor Manoj Kumar.”
Although Sharukh Khan proffered his apology to the Actor Manoj Kumar for the second time; Farah Khan, the co-producer and director of this film, says she doesn’t know if the print included the scenes deceiving Manoj Kumar as she did not watch the film.

Although Sharukh Khan proffered his apology to the Actor Manoj Kumar for the second time; Farah Khan, the co-producer and director of this film, says she doesn’t know if the print included the scenes deceiving Manoj Kumar as she did not watch the film.

The facts says that there were around 257 fatalities and more than 700 injuries of this disaster, ruling out to the involvement of several terrorist mechanism where the prime suspect turned out to be the Pakistan based underworld Don, Dawood Ibhrahim, owner of profoundly called D-Company. Ibhrahim, along with his Subordinates is believed to have ordered and helped organize the bombings in Bombay. Tiger Memon, Samir Hingora, Hajji Ahmed, Hajji Umar, Taufiq Jaliawala, Hanif Kadawala, Aslam Bhatti and Dawood Jatt are among his key subordinates.
Sanjay Dutt, the legendary 53 years old actor, son of Late Shri Sunil Dutt and Nargis, got hauled into this case, as he was accused of possessing illegal arms, which was definite to be a part of consignments bought by the terrorist activist to outrage this massive destruction of 1993 blasts. Ak-56 rifle and 9 mm pistol was recovered from his residence. He got arrested in April 1994 from Mumbai Airport and since then there has been rigorous trials for him for over 20 years; of which the most severe was the detention for one and a half years, till the time he got released on bail, recently returning to the nightmare of halt when Supreme Court on Thursday, 21st March 2013 sentenced 5 years of imprisonment for him, explaining the nature of crime to be very serious to release the actor on probation. To respite of Mr. Dutt, Supreme Court has subsided the term of 6 years into 5 years of imprisonment.

In his earlier proceedings, initially TADA Court charged the Actor under stringent Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act or TADA for conspiracy in the blasts and receiving weapons from Abu Salem which they later investigative to the conclusion that the Actor is not a terrorist but is guilty only for possessing illegal arms under Arms Act, sentencing him for the 6 years of imprisonment, of which Mr. Dutt was released on conditional bail after one and a half years of his imprisonment which is said to be with the help of Shiv Sena Chief late Shri Bal Thakeray. It was then when Actor moved to Supreme Court challenging his conviction.

If we go with the withdrawn confession of Mr. Dutt, to follow the sequence of the cause that followed, the root of occurrence shadowed when mafia don Abu Salem visited his home in January 1993 with Samir Hingora and Hanif Kadawala, proprietors of Magnum Video and alleged close associates of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. They bought three AK-56 rifles with ammunition, from which he kept one solely to protect his family from Mumbai riots (as he claimed to receive several threats during that time), which ascended because of demolition of Babri Mosque in December 1992. Soon in 1993, when Mr. Dutt heard of Mumbai Serial Blasts and Samir Hingora and Hanif Kadawala’s arrest, he was astonished to believe and thereon he asked his friend Yusuf Nulwalla to destroy the rifle.

Now today, the verdict that is upheld by the Supreme Court had no other relief, except descending the term of 6 year into 5 years of imprisonment, of which Mr. Dutt has already bore 1 and a half years of imprisonment and is left more with 3 and a half years of detention. This 53 year old actor has been given 4 weeks to surrender
Soon after the judgment the kowtowing big-wigs from entire Bollywood, came up to his support. Leading actors Ranbir Kapoor and Vidya Balan were among the first of a stream of Bollywood A-listers to visit Dutt’s home to offer sympathy and support to the actor and his family.

Actor Jaya Bachchan, who is a member of Rajya Sabha, said she would meet the governor of Maharashtra state to plead for Dutt’s cause. “I am going to appeal to the governor that Sanjay be pardoned. He has suffered a lot and is a changed person,” Bachchan, the wife of legendary actor, Amitabh Bachchan, said on Friday.
Film director Mahesh Bhatt tweeted: “Heart broken. Just heard that Sanjay Dutt has to go to jail for 5 years. I expected mercy! Alas it did not happen.”

As tweeted by Priyanka Chopra, “Sanju sir is an important part of the industry. I have worked closely with him, so I am definitely feeling bad. But I hope the judiciary gives him some respite considering his family,”
Moreover, beyond this exceptional support from Bollywood, the stats of investment in Film Industry states that the conviction of Sanjay Dutt for 5 years has jammed around 250 crores of investment driven upon the actor.

The most talk about and yet to finish project is remake of Amitabh Bacchan starrer, blockbuster Zanjeer by Apoorva Lakhia’s where Mr. Sanjay Dutt was roped in to play Sher Khan, a role original played by Pran. Further, a remake of 2003 Tamil hit film Sammy, with the title, Policegiri was scheduled to get release on 14th June, completed by 95%, starring Sanjay Dutt and Prachi Desai in the lead and directed by K S Ravi Kumar.

Moreover Sanjay Dutt recently teamed up with Rajkumar Hirani for his upcoming film Peekay for a small but significant role that stars Amir Khan, Anushka Sharma and Sushant Singh Rajput in lead. The shooting is currently in progress in small town called Mandawa in Rajasthan and is scheduled to get release in Christmas.
Furthermore, Sanjay Dutt entered into entrepreneurship with Raj Kundra in 2012 by launching India’s first professionally organized art league- the super fight league, along with remarking his small screen presence such as in ‘Big Boss 5’ with Salmaan Khan.

A close friend of the actor said: “Dutt has told his producers to finish as much shooting as possible before he surrenders.

Sanjay is expected to get started on the projects this week, as he has been asked by the Supreme Court to surrender within four weeks of the verdict.

“The commitment stunned all of us,” said the friend.

Further he adds, “Actually, the enormity of the court verdict didn’t sink in to Sanju sir on Thursday. All day and night we surrounded him and kept him busy. T.P.Aggarwal even fed Sanju Sir biryani with his own hands. We kept the atmosphere in his house very very light.”

“Guests kept dropping in. All his friends were there. Ranbir Kapoor, Vidya Balan and Farhan Akhtar came towards evening. We all narrated anecdotes from Sanju sir’s wild days to Ranbir since he wasn’t even born in Sanju sir’s ‘Rocky’ days.”
However, Sanjay Dutt’s wife Manyata was extremely upset. “She was inconsolable. She put up a brave front, but she kept breaking down throughout the day. It’s a shocker for the entire family. Sanju sir hasn’t even begun to understand what this means. We are all hoping for a miracle,” added the source.

Now, with this judgments through the hopes are still left for Actor behind the corner of time or miracle. Nevertheless remarking this reprise of imprisonment, Sanjay Dutt life is set to take a toll of changes challenging his innermost power of strength support and belief. With his stream of fan followers and constant support from Bollywood, the actor though disheartened says, he still has faith in judiciary and will keep exploring the legal options.

]]>http://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/index.php/2013/03/sanjay-dutt-convicted-for-5-years-crux-behind-and-fore-the-story/feed/0Bollywood Box Office update: Barfi smiles, Raaz 3 has a great weekhttp://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/index.php/2012/09/bollywood-box-office-update-barfi-smiles-raaz-3-has-a-great-week/
http://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/index.php/2012/09/bollywood-box-office-update-barfi-smiles-raaz-3-has-a-great-week/#commentsTue, 18 Sep 2012 09:30:04 +0000http://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/?p=2502Indian Box office never had it so good. One after the other movies are bringing in big bucks. After the huge success of Salman’s Ek Tha Tiger, Raaz 3 and Barfi are also on their way of becoming big hits.

Salman’s Ek Tha Tiger is still going strong in its 4th week and has earned around Rs. 3 Crore this week. The movie may just miss the 200 Crore mark but it can go up to Rs. 190 to Rs. 195 crore business in India. The movie has already given a distributor share of Rs. 104.75 crore in just four weeks.

Raaz 3 did good business in its first week with a 51.75 crore collection and a distributor share of almost 33 crore. The horror genre has received a major impetus with the success of this movie and it should end up collecting lot more in the coming weeks.

Barfi sees a speech and hearing impaired Ranbir Kapoor meet an autistic Priyanka Chopra, the story is simple devoid of lot of dialogues but the movie is beautiful. It has been appreciated by all and has seen excellent opening in the theaters this week. Barfi was released on 1300 screens in 700 theaters and has seen almost 90% occupancy in Multiplexes and 70% single screen turnouts. In its first three days, the movie has already collected Rs. 34 Crore.

You can keep track of the latest Bollywood Box Office collections here.

]]>http://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/index.php/2012/09/bollywood-box-office-update-barfi-smiles-raaz-3-has-a-great-week/feed/0Salman roars high with Ek Tha Tiger breaking all opening recordshttp://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/index.php/2012/08/salman-roars-high-with-ek-tha-tiger-breaking-all-opening-records/
http://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/index.php/2012/08/salman-roars-high-with-ek-tha-tiger-breaking-all-opening-records/#commentsWed, 15 Aug 2012 10:40:08 +0000http://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/?p=2458In it’s first day of release, Salman khan has proved once more why he is currently considered one of the most dependable stars in Bollywood. Ek Tha Tiger is breaking all opening day Boxoffice records across India.

Before Ek Tha Tiger, India has seen a lot of movies like Sunny Deol’s Gadar, Aamir’s Three Idiots, Salman’s Dabaang and 2012 release Hrithik’s Agneepath, which have opened very strong and broken one record after the other at the Box Office. But all these movies were region or center specific, some did well in Punjab, some did well in West. But Salman Khan’s Ek Tha Tiger is shattering opening day records across India.

In Punjab, Ek Tha TIger is set to make nearly Rs. 2.5 Crore in the first day itself. In comparison, Bodyguard had collected Rs. 1.87 Crore from here in its first day. Noida saw 100% opening and may collect Rs. 25 lakh today, as compared to Rs. 22.75 lakh from Agneepath’s first day. Ahmedabad and Kanpur have also reported 100% opening and packed houses. Next few days are going to be exceptionally good as well with good advanced bookings.

Reviews for the movie has been quite favourable as well as most calling the move as a fast paced action thriller.

]]>http://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/index.php/2012/08/salman-roars-high-with-ek-tha-tiger-breaking-all-opening-records/feed/1Salman’s Ek Tha Tiger all set to bombard the Box officehttp://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/index.php/2012/08/salmans-ek-tha-tiger-all-set-to-bombard-the-box-office/
http://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/index.php/2012/08/salmans-ek-tha-tiger-all-set-to-bombard-the-box-office/#commentsSun, 12 Aug 2012 09:15:56 +0000http://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/?p=2451Salman’s Ek Tha Tiger is predicted to cross over Rs. 200 crores at the box office. Eid time releases have always fared well for Salman but Ek Tha Tiger promises to surpass all past records.

Scheduled for an Independence Day release on Aug 15th, Salman Khan’s latest movie also stars Katrina Kaif. The movie portrays Khan as an undercover agent sent to Pakistan to find information on a college professor who has leaked India’s missile technology secrets to Pak.

The movie is full of action sequences and entertainment. The movie has been shot across 10 countries including Ireland, Czech Republic, Turkey, Cuba, Egypt, Iraq, Russia and India. The songs are already doing good on the charts and the movie trailer was received quite well by the public. Unless the story is totally bad, the movie should make quite a lot of money.

Salman Khan meanwhile is leaving nothing to chance and he has been promoting the movie heavily in all cities of India. The movie is directed by Kabir Khan and produced by Aditya Chopra. Some theaters have decided to increase the ticket cost for the show on 15th Aug but the prices are expected to come down to normal levels in a few days time.

]]>http://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/index.php/2012/08/salmans-ek-tha-tiger-all-set-to-bombard-the-box-office/feed/0Cocktail opens to good reviews, on way to becoming a hithttp://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/index.php/2012/07/cocktail-opens-to-good-reviews-on-way-to-becoming-a-hit/
http://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/index.php/2012/07/cocktail-opens-to-good-reviews-on-way-to-becoming-a-hit/#commentsSun, 15 Jul 2012 09:02:14 +0000http://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/?p=2405Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone starrer Cocktail has opened well at the Box Office and is on way to becoming a hit.

Gautam, played by Saif Ali Khan, and Veronica, played by Deepika, are two characters oblivious of love and enjoying their life. in comes Meera, played by debutant Diana Penty and the story then follows the predictable lines of what we have seen earlier in 1990′s hits like Dil to Pagal Hai and Kooch Kooch Hota Hai.

In the first day of its release Cocktail amassed Rs. 10.75 Crore which is a good start for any movie. The movie has done really good in Multiplexes across Mumbai, Delhi, Gurgaon, Pune and Bangalore. The single screen revenues was lower as it is still being used up the good showing of Ajay Devgan-Abhishek Bachchan starrer Bol Bachchan which is still going strong in the third week of its release.

Bollywood is now looking up to the release of Salman Khan starrer Ek Tha Tiger. Coming in for Eid 2012, Salman pairs up with Katrina Kaif and Ek Tha Tiger promos and songs have already created a bigg buzz.

]]>http://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/index.php/2012/07/cocktail-opens-to-good-reviews-on-way-to-becoming-a-hit/feed/0Rowdy Rathore works for Akshay kumar, opens big at Box Officehttp://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/index.php/2012/06/rowdy-rathore-works-for-akshay-kumar-opens-big-at-box-office/
http://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/index.php/2012/06/rowdy-rathore-works-for-akshay-kumar-opens-big-at-box-office/#commentsMon, 04 Jun 2012 10:48:22 +0000http://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/?p=2341Rowdy Rathore has worked well for Akshay Kumar with the film earning Rs. 48 Crore in its first three days itself.

This is 2012′s second big release for Akshay Kumar after the Super hit comedy film Housefull 2 which was released in April. Rowdy Rathore has used the same concept which practically revived the career of Salman Khan. Pick a masala movie from South India and add a lot of dare-devil stunts. The movie may lack logic but as long as the movie has enough stunts for the masses, it is going to do quite well at the Box Office. You can check the Box Office Collections here.

Rowdy Rathore has repositioned Akshay as an action hero after a spate of comedy movies he has done in the past few years. The movie earned 15 Crore in the first day of its release and in 3 days it has already earned 48 Crore. Despite opening to not so good reviews, the movie is now on way to becoming the biggest blockbuster of 2012.

]]>http://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/index.php/2012/06/rowdy-rathore-works-for-akshay-kumar-opens-big-at-box-office/feed/0Shahrukh in another brawl, attacks MCA Officials after IPL gamehttp://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/index.php/2012/05/shahrukh-in-another-brawl-attacks-mca-officials-after-ipl-game/
http://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/index.php/2012/05/shahrukh-in-another-brawl-attacks-mca-officials-after-ipl-game/#commentsWed, 16 May 2012 21:20:33 +0000http://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/?p=2304Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan finds himself involved in another brawl, this time with Mumbai Cricket Association officials after the IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede stadium on Wednesday.

News reports suggest that Shah Rukh was apparently stopped by a security guard for bringing in more than allowed people into the field of play. This agitated Shah Rukh and his friends, who then abused and attacked the guard. Apparently, a totally drunk Shah Rukh did not stop there and went on to abuse MCA officials as well as BCCI.

MCA officials later visited Marine Lines police station to lodge a complain against Shahrukh Khan and MCA treasurer Ravi Savant has even said that they may ban Shah Rukh from ever entering Wankhede Stadium.

The IPL cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders ended in a win for Shahrukh’s KKR.

]]>http://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/index.php/2012/05/shahrukh-in-another-brawl-attacks-mca-officials-after-ipl-game/feed/1Flash Mob: a cute dance concept to show love and entertainhttp://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/index.php/2011/12/flash-mob-a-cute-dance-concept-to-show-love-and-entertain/
http://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/index.php/2011/12/flash-mob-a-cute-dance-concept-to-show-love-and-entertain/#commentsSat, 03 Dec 2011 20:20:07 +0000http://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/?p=2034There isn’t a lot of things in this busy hectic life which can make you smile without a reason. But Flash Mob’s across the world is providing you one such reason. A flash mob means a group of people assembling at one place and dancing in unison to one single tune. Once the music stops, every one disperses as they don’t know each other. But the dance and fun during the song leaves a smile on the faces of those watching.

Flash Mob is a very new concept in India. US, UK and Australia have seen a lot of flash mob’s in the past few years, some small and some big involving thousands of people dancing. In India, the concept is just taking off. It was held in some malls and people thought it’s just a dance group performance. But when some 200 odd people danced to Rang De Basanti’s song at CST Station, Mumbai on a busy Sunday evening, people took notice.

Flash Mob at Mumbai CST Railway Station

The concept of Mumbai Flash Mob was simple. On 27th Nov, Sunday evening, on a usual busy day at the CST station, RDB’s music starts to play. A girl comes forward and begins dancing to tune of Rang De Basanti and one by one people start joining. Soon, there’s an odd group of 200 people shaking to the amusement of the Sunday crowd at CST Railway station. These dancers did not do it to for money, nor were they trying to promote a cause. The dance just says come out and enjoy. Have fun, dance, entertain everyone, enjoy and go. No strings attached. That’s what the flash mob is all about.

Soon after Mumbai, Delhi tried to organize a similar flash mob today, but as we know Delhi is not really home to an easy going and open culture. When people gathered at a market in Delhi and were about to start their free-flowing dance, Delhi police barged in and stopped the proceedings to the disappointment of a lot of people. Flash Mob is happening across the world and this may be the first such instance where police stopped people from simply dancing, where no provocations were involved! Maybe next time when it happens in Delhi, the police will let it happen and enjoy it as well. Though Delhi Flash Mob did not work out as planned, it’s being said that the group later went to the Priya complex and performed there.

Un-till then, just keep smiling and keep a look out for the next flash mob. Who knows, next time you are at the mall or the railway station, you may be lucky enough to witness one or become part of one!

]]>http://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/index.php/2011/12/flash-mob-a-cute-dance-concept-to-show-love-and-entertain/feed/0Ranbir at his best in Rockstar, movie opens well at Box Officehttp://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/index.php/2011/11/ranbir-at-his-best-in-rockstar-movie-opens-well-at-box-office/
http://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/index.php/2011/11/ranbir-at-his-best-in-rockstar-movie-opens-well-at-box-office/#commentsFri, 11 Nov 2011 11:41:27 +0000http://www.travelindia-guide.com/india-news/?p=2013Ranbir Kapoor may have hit the jackpot once again with his latest release Rockstar opening to some great reviews and also good collections at Box Office.

Across India, Rockstar has opened to around 70% packed theaters. Multiplexes are registering better turnouts than the normal single screen theaters, but that is quite expected. Youth in particular has taken a liking to the movie because of it’s rebel-themed storyline and good promotion.

The movie has got great reviews from almost all reviewers and that is something very uncommon. Rediff, Times of India and DNA have all given the movie a 4 Star.

Rockstar is directed by Imtiaz Ali, who earlier directed hits like Jab We Met and Love Aaj Kal. This might by Imtiaz’s third straight hit at the Box Office.

Another release this week was The Adventures of Tintin:The Secret of the Unicorn. However, early reports suggest that while movie may appeal to young audience, Tintin fans would be left disappointed as the movie lacks imagination. For me personally, I am very disappointed that Director of the caliber of Steven Spielberg decided to make Tintin as an animated movie. It’s like making Spiderman in animation for a theater release. We watch and love Spiderman movies because Spidey is portrayed by a human character. If we needed to watch Tintin in animation, we’d just pick Tv series DVD and watch. Why did the Director not choose to portray Tintin as a real life movie? That is the reason i am not going to watch it.